SHIP HANDLING WITH TRACTOR-TUGS

Code No: 359

Video Running Time: 18 minutes

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Tractor tugs provide enhanced manoeuvring and towing performance when compared with conventional tugs. This performance is due to the underwater design of the vessel's hull and the use of twin controllable-pitch 360 degree azimuthal thruster units. This video shows clearly the advantages of using tractor tugs by showing two separate berthing exercises.

In the first exercise two tractor tugs meet a car carrier as she approaches the Port of Gothenburg. We follow the progress as they navigate the channel and berths. In the second exercise we see a car carrier berthing with a combination of conventional and tractor tugs, the manoeuvre being complicated by the windage on the car carrier.